Bingo Numbers and Balls? How are they Different?

All of us know a little something about Bingo balls and Bingo number names. Bingo balls are small and round pieces of fun that have sustained the interest of Bingo players, new and old, across the world since the game was developed.  But today’s online Bingo games and Bingo number names, in contrast to traditional Bingo, do not have Bingo balls anymore. Instead of Bingo balls, there is a random number generating program that Bingo games use to pick a Bingo number in the game. 

Once the player has bought the tickets and before the game starts, the caller announces the numbers that have been randomly picked by these random number generating programs. It depends on the Bingo game you are playing as to how many Bingo numbers there are or which variation of Bingo game to pick from all these choices. 

A common variation is 75-ball Bingo games and 90-ball Bingo games. As the name suggests, 75-ball Bingo games have 75 Bingo numbers, whereas 90-ball Bingo games have 90. Each number in the games has a unique and comical combo Bingo number names to make it sound more fun and exciting. Examples of Bingo number names are 52 (Danny La Rue), 3 (Cup of Tea), 54 (Clean the floor), and so on. 

The more you play these games, the sooner you’ll get acquainted with these Bingo number names. Some of these became so popular that they have now become a part of the common language. Once you start playing these Bingo games and find out how engaging they can be and learning these names is going to be easy. This is because Bingo calls rhyme with the Bingo number names; they are associated with and contain references to popular songs, movie dialogues, names, actions, or phrases in popular culture. You’ll encounter them frequently in every game you play and surely become fluent in the Bingo vocabulary.

75 Ball Bingo

This type of Bingo game is also sometimes called American Bingo games, normally due to the fact that they are very much popularized in the United States. In the 75-bingo games, a full house gets the reward. There is just one winner. These games are played on 5×5 squared cards. The cards contain the letters B-I-N-G-O running either vertically across the side or horizontally on top. 

These Bingo games started to include an easy system for keeping a record as more and more players started playing, and hence the games increased in popularity. For example, the unique Bingo calls make it easy to listen and identify numbers quickly. Whenever the number is announced, it is called along with the Bingo calls of that particular number. If the call is for B-8. Players then look at the line in the column ‘B’ then look out for number 8. 

The 75 ball Bingo game usually lasts longer than the 90 ball games. The game continues to run until a player completes all the squares and declares a full house. 

90 Ball Bingo

90 ball Bingo is generally regarded as the British Bingo. There is a difference in the sense that there is a change linked with funny Bingo calls. There are three potential winning patterns in this variation. Players can either win a 1 line, two lines or a full house. Each row will contain three more horizontal rows and nine vertical columns. The first column contains rows 1-9, the second contains rows 10-19, and so on. 

A line win occurs if the player strikes off all the numbers listed on any 1 line of the ticket. This can happen either horizontally in rows or in columns vertically.

A full house is when any player strikes off all 15 numbers on their ticket.

The 90 ball Bingo games are faster than the 75 ball games since there are more ways to win. 

Tongue in cheek Bingo number names is also a fun element of the 90 ball Bingo game. This happens when, after announcing the number, the caller yells its call name. These call names or Bingo number names are normally of the type of rhyming slang or a reference to the number’s form. A few common calls or Bingo number names are ‘Legs Eleven’ for the number 11 and  ‘Two Little Ducks’ calls for the number 22. 

We believe that this article has provided you with all the information and also given you an assurance to pick any Bingo game that amuses you. Happy gaming!